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March 7, 2022

REVIEW: Of Sword and Shadow by A. L. Sowards

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews14th century / Basque / Greece / Historical / inspirational / mercenaries / politics / slavery / thief / War / Military2 Comments

Greece, 1379 She is known by many names, none of them her own. In truth, she is an unnamed slave, nothing more than a weapon in the hands of her owner in his attempts to provoke political mayhem. When she encounters a handsome young man while on an assignment, she ... more >

October 13, 2016

REVIEW: A Most Extraordinary Pursuit by Juliana Gray

JayneBook Reviews / C ReviewsEdwardian-era / Greece / Historical / Paranormal / turn of the 20th century6 Comments

February, 1906. As the personal secretary of the recently departed Duke of Olympia—and a woman of scrupulous character—Miss Emmeline Rose Truelove never expected her duties to involve steaming through the Mediterranean on a private yacht, under the prodigal eye of one Lord Silverton, the most charmingly corrupt bachelor in London. ... more >

April 24, 2016

REVIEW: The Sun Worshippers by Elizabeth Harris

JayneBook Reviews / C- Reviewsalcoholism / Greece / Mysterious powers / religion / single motherComments Off on REVIEW: The Sun Worshippers by Elizabeth Harris

I have some TRIGGER WARNINGS for the book. As I mention, Aaron is very controlling and after a while, it bothered me even if he never harmed Fay. There is also a sudden almost rape scene in which Fay escapes by the skin of her teeth. A Mystical Love Reborn ... more >

October 27, 2014

REVIEW: The Moonspinners by Mary Stewart

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1960s / First-Person / Greece / mystery / romantic-suspense24 Comments

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Young, beautiful, and adventurous Nicola Ferris loves her life as a secretary at the British Embassy on Greece. On leave from her job as a secretary in Athens, has been looking forward to a quiet week’s holiday in the lush island of Crete, enjoying the wild flowers and the company ... more >

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May 2, 2013

REVIEW: Wedding Night by Sophie Kinsella

JayneB Reviews / Recommended Readschick-lit / Contemporary / England / Greece / Random-House / wedding22 Comments

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  Lottie just knows that her boyfriend is going to propose during lunch at one of London’s fanciest restaurants. But when his big question involves a trip abroad, not a trip down the aisle, she’s completely crushed. So when Ben, an old flame, calls her out of the blue and ... more >

sold To The Enemy by Sarah Morgan
January 28, 2013

REVIEW: Sold To The Enemy by Sarah Morgan

SunitaB+ Reviews / Recommended Readsfather issues / Greece / Harlequin Presents / traumatic-past18 Comments

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Dear Ms. Morgan: You’ve taken a number of standard fairy-tale and romance ingredients and turned them into something fresh and original in this book. I’ve always enjoyed your disadvantaged, yet plucky and intelligent, heroines, and in Selene Antaxos you’ve created a character that ranks for me with the heroines of ... more >

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